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Geographic Information Science Certificate Requirements

To earn the Certificate in GISciences, students must

The certificate requires 27 units distributed between the Departments of Geography and computer Science as follows:

Geography (12-15 units)

GEOG 381 - Maps and Graphic Methods
GEOG 484 - Geographic Information Systems (Required)
GEOG 488 - Remote Sensing of Environment
GEOG 582 - Automated Cartography
GEOG 584 - Geographic Information Systems Application
GEOG 585 - Quantitative Methods in Geographic REsearch
GEOG 588 - Intermediate Remote Sensing of Environment

Computer Science (12-15 units)

CS 107 - Introduction to Computer Programming (Required)
CS 108 - Intermediate Computer Programming (Required)
CS 220 - UNIX and the C Programming Language
CS 310 - Data Structures
CS 320 - Programming Languages
CS 503 - Scientific Database Techniques
CS 514 - Database Theory and Implementation
CS 520 - Advanced Programming and Design
CS 535 - Object-Oriented Programming and Design
CS 551 - User Interface Environments
CS 575 - Super computing for the Sciences


Courses with relevant content may be substituted for the geography and computer science courses listed above with the approval of the certified advisors. See the General Catalog for descriptions and prerequisites for the above courses.


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